Portsmouth police continue probe into dragging incident

Sunday

Jan 6, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Samantha Allensallen@fosters.com

PORTSMOUTH — Police reported on Saturday they are still investigating an incident which occurred on Hanover Street Friday afternoon, where a woman was reportedly dragged behind a vehicle and left in the road.

Police Capt. Mike Schwartz told Foster’s on Friday five or six people witnessed the dramatic episode and called it in around 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, Schwartz reported the circumstances surrounding the incident were still not clear and it is unknown whether the woman was dragged or grabbing onto the vehicle when it took off.

Witnesses claimed four people were inside the vehicle involved in the incident and police were on scene for some time after the incident collecting witness statements from nearby neighbors on Friday. Schwartz noted there were more officers than usual on scene because the department had just switched shifts, so officers leaving the station and coming on for duty all stopped by to make sure the scene was covered.

“That’s why so many police officers were there. And the (Portsmouth Fire Department) always comes out with lots of equipment…,” he said. “In the end, I don’t think this is anything terribly dramatic at this point. It may result in an arrest.”

On Friday, Portsmouth police released a “be on the lookout” request to area police departments for a gray or silver four-door sedan matching the description of the car. No further information is available at this time.